Jeremiah Castille and Drew Crouse with the Jeremiah Castille Foundation helped the youngsters at the Baldwin County Boys Ranch celebrate Christmas on Wednesday. Castille, a former Alabama All-American who is now the chaplain for the Crimson Tide football team, wasnât the only one with athletic ties to the Tide to attend. They brought along former Bama football player Brandon Gibson and current Alabama wheelchair basketball player Dequel Robinson, along with rapper Already Ready. Alabama football coach Nick Saban sent a gift bag for each of the boys.

Families received donated toys as part of the Salvation Army Angel Tree Distribution program Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2013, in Mobile, Ala. The program distributes donated toys to families with 1,900 children in Mobile and Baldwin counties.

LILLIAN, Alabama -- Customers line up at Bob's Superette on the Florida-Alabama state line in Lillian, Ala., to play the Mega Millions on Tuesday December 17, 2013. It stood at 650 million as of Tuesday night when a number will be drawn at 10 p.m. today. (Brian Kelly/bkelly@al.com)

Here are some of AL.com and Press-Register Mike Brantley's favorite images from his week in pictures, from a Mobile Ballet's performance of "The Nutcracker" to high school basketball at the McGill-Toolen gym.

Captain Munnerlyn had the big game on Sunday among the former Coastal Alabama prep football stars now playing in the NFL. The former Murphy standout is a cornerback for the Carolina Panthers. On Sunday, he returned an interception 41 yards for a touchdown in the Panthers’ 30-20 victory over the New York Jets. Munnerlyn also had four tackles, including two sacks, as Carolina pulled into a tie for first place in the NFC South with the New Orleans Saints. The Panthers host the Saints next week.